Does the European automotive market guide electric vehicles, despite the world uncertainty?
Sales of electric vehicles Almost a quarter has increased, giving an impulse to the entire European car market in the first quarter of 2025, while the European automotive production industry continues to face the uncertainty due to Commercial tensions all over the world.
“In the first quarter of 2025The new car recordings in the EU decreased by 1.9% compared to the first quarter of 2024, with the March 2025 issue showing a slight reduction of the year of 0.2%, since World Economic Context It is still particularly difficult and unpredictable for car manufacturers, “said the European Association of Car Manufacturers (THAT).
In the first three months of 2025, sales of new electric vehicles increased by 23.9% in Europe, until they reach 412,997 units. In the meantime, The vehicle share of the vehicle The electric battery increased to 15.2% from 15% January. Three of the four EU markets, which represent 63%of all Vera sales, recorded strong increases: Germany (+38.9%), Belgium (+29.9%) and the Netherlands (+7.9%). On the contrary, France recorded a 6.6%reduction.
Sales of hybrid electric cars They also significantly increased 20.7%, led by the demand in France, where sales shot 47.5% in the first three months. Spain, Italy and Germany have also recorded two -digit growth in this segment. In total, 964,108 units were registeredWhich means that this category has won a market share of 35.5% in the EU in the first quarter.
Plug -in hybrid electric cars enrollments grew by 1.1% in the same period, due to a large part of a greater interest in this category in Germany and Spain. Petrol cars decreased considerablyThe recordings in the first three months decreased by 20.6%in the annual comparison, being France the country that underwent the most pronounced fall, with the inscriptions that collapsed by 34.1%, followed by Germany (-26.6%), by Italy (-15.8%) and Spain (-9.5%). Likewise, The diesel car market has decreased 27.1% in the first quarter of 2025, with two drops of figures in most EU markets.
Which brands have recorded a greater increase in their sales?
The German motor giant Volkswagen AG He recorded a stronger year than 2024, the new VW models in the EU increased by 4.8% in the first three months compared to the previous year and the most popular model proved to be the cupra.
Stellantis recorded -14% in its new registration models in the EU in the same period, Mercedes-Benz has also fallen 6.2%, the BMW has slightly increased its figures (0.4%) and the French group Renault saw how the new recording models increased by 9.5%. The Chinese state manufacturer The Saic engine recorded an increase of 52.3% In the number of new models registered in the EU in the first three months of 2025. However, Tesla recorded a 45% reduction In the same period.
